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Who was John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal?
Meet the man tasked with mapping the night sky from Greenwich, and discover how a feud with Isaac Newton shaped the early history of the Royal Observatory
Blurring boundaries: the art of Maisie Broadhead
Past or present, photographs or paintings? Artist Maisie Maud Broadhead challenges the viewer’s perceptions in two works now on display in the Queen’s House
Where paths cross: a history of migration told through museum objects
From maps and mementos to art and commemoration, discover surprising migration stories found in the National Maritime Museum's collection
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A Sea of Symbols
Captain George Pechell Mends (circa 1814 – 1871)
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London from Greenwich Park (Print)
London from Somerset House looking East (Print)
Mouth of the River Tyne (Print)
The Suspension Bridge at Chelsea now in course of construction for the commissioners of her Majesty's works and Royal Military Hospital. Thomas Page, engineer (Print)
Dover, View of the Harbour and Castle (Print)
Folkstone & Mail Steam Packet in 1850 (Print)
Gravesend (Print)
Our National Defences. Men of War fitting out at Sheerness - Guard ship saluting (Print)
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